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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1296 

To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the 

Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 31, 2011 

Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 

Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield 

in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Petersburg National 

5 Battlefield Boundary Modification Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of Petersburg Na8 tional Battlefield is modified to include the properties as 

9 generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Petersburg National 


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1 Battlefield Boundary Expansion’’, numbered 325/80,080, 

2 and dated June 2007. The map shall be on file and avail3 able for inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na4 tional Park Service. 

5 (b) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES.—The Secretary of 

6 the Interior (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

7 is authorized to acquire the lands or interests in land, de8 scribed in subsection (a), from willing sellers only by dona9 tion, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, ex10 change, or transfer. 

11 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin12 ister any land or interests in land acquired under this sec13 tion as part of the Petersburg National Battlefield in ac14 cordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

15 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TRANSFER. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Secretary 

17 of the Army are authorized to transfer administrative ju18 risdiction for approximately 1.171 acres of land under the 

19 jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior within the 

20 boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield, for ap21 proximately 1.170 acres of land under the jurisdiction of 

22 the Department of the Army within the boundary of the 

23 Fort Lee Military Reservation adjacent to the boundary 

24 of the Petersburg National Battlefield. 


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1 (b) MAP.—The land to be exchanged is depicted on 

2 the map titled ‘‘Petersburg National Battlefield Proposed 

3 Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction’’, numbered 325/ 

4 80,081, and dated October 2009. The map shall be avail5 able for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

6 National Park Service. 

7 (c) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—The transfer of ad8 ministrative jurisdiction authorized in subsection (a) shall 

9 be subject to the following conditions: 

10 (1) NO REIMBURSEMENT OR CONSIDER11 ATION.—The transfer shall occur without reimburse12 ment or consideration. 

13 (2) DEADLINE.—The Secretary and the Sec14 retary of the Army shall complete the transfers au15 thorized by this section not later than 120 days after 

16 the funds are made available for that purpose. 

17 (3) MANAGEMENT.—The land conveyed to the 

18 Secretary under subsection (a) shall be included 

19 within the boundary of the Petersburg National Bat20 tlefield and shall be administered as part of the park 

21 in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

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